Card – Common Dreams – 4/19/22
Court may back Mountain Valley pipeline, despite NEPA fight
Card – E&E News – 1/20/22
Biden Administration proposes changes to strengthen NEPA
Proposed changes in regulations governing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) were announced October 6 by the Biden Administration. NEPA is the basic law governing the manner in which environmental reviews are conducted of proposed projects, such as pipelines. The
‘Major gap.’ Gas industry FERC petitions stoke NEPA Concerns
Card – E&E Energywire – 9/22/21
Which Trump Administration-era policies should the incoming Biden-Harris Administration continue?
Card – Atlantic Council – 11/29/20
Guidance Issued to Federal Agencies on NEPA Compliance
The Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued on November 2 a memorandum to the heads of all departments and agencies of the Federal Government providing guidance on how to implement a new rule that was
New NEPA Regulations Challenged in Court
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a complaint July 29 with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia asking that the new regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), issued July 15 by the Council
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to “Gut” NEPA
President Trump announced on July 15 the issuance of a final rule to significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The changes in NEPA, first proposed by the President in January, would require that Environmental Impact Statements, such as
Trump’s move to weaken key environmental law could sideline communities of color
Card – The Washington Post – 7/13/20
President to Sign Order to Waive Environmental Reviews for Pipelines
The Washington Post has reported that President Trump was to sign on June 4 an Executive Order invoking a federal law where emergency circumstances make it necessary to take an action with significant environmental impact without observing normal requirements imposed by